Joint or splice connection



H. CQHANSEN. JUINT QR SPLICE CONNECTION. APPLICATION FILED APR. 26. I920.

1,365,685. Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

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PATENT OFFICE.

HANS C: HANSEN, OF CHATEAU, MONTANA.

JOINT on SPLICE CONNECTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 18, 1921.

Application filed April 26, 1920. Serial No. 376,619.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HANS C. HANSEN, a citizen of the United States, residin at Chateau, in the county of Teton and tate of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Joint or Splice Connections, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a joint or splice connection, particularly for the rod track and rail track for litter carriers, although capable of broad use. i

A particular object is to provide a construction wherein the rod track and rail track may be joined by means which will permit the wheels of the carrier or movable body to move thereover without undue noise and without sudden or olting impact which will result in injury to the tracks or wheels,

to thus overcome the main objections to present splice connections.

I also aim to provide a construction which will employ few, durable, inexpensively manufacturable parts.

Another object is to provide a construction in which the rod track at the inner end will be spaced from the rail track so that the carrier wheels will not engage the rod track as they pass thereover.

One preferred embodiment is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved 'oint; Fig. 2 is a top or plan view thereof;

ig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring specifically to the drawings, A designates the usual rod track section such as leads from a barn or the like to a place of deposit for litter, being here fragmentarily shown. B designates the rail track section which is suitably fastened within the barn or other building and,- to which section A is detachably fastened to form, an extension As will be understood, the litter carrier travels over the track formed by the sections A andB.

Section B has a hanger C thereon consisting of a plate 5 provided with a hook flange 6 adapted to hang on rod A as shown. Intermediate the hanger C and track section B, a suitably shaped wedge 7 may be interposed in order to space the inner end of the section A from the section B to enable the flanges of the carrier wheels, one of which is suggested at D, to travel over section B and clear section A, this resulting in section A being disposed at a sli ht angle to section B as shown in Fig. 2. X bolt 8 or other suitable means may pass through section B the wedge or spacer 7 and the hanger (I to secure the hanger and wedge in place.

It will be noted, that the upper edge of section B is cambered or raised at 9 so that the wheels passing thereover will not engage the section A and that this portion begins from a feather edge at the outer end of the section B. At said outer end, depending flanges integral with the section B are provided at 10, to receive the section A between them and to hold the section B securely in place at this point. The flanges are relatively thin and their edges are tapered or beveled as shown to facilitate passage of the wheels from section A onto section B.

In practice, when the carrier is to operate, the rod track A is mounted temporarily and the inner endpassed between the flanges 10 so that the section B will rest on section A. At the same time, the spacer 7 and hanger C are positioned and fastened in place, with flange 6 resting or hooking on section A and the bolt 8 fastening the hanger and spacer in place. As the carrier travels from section A to section B, the wheels such as D will follow and rise on wall or edge 9 out of engagement with the section A and onto the usual flat track wall of section B. This action is accomplished without undue noise and without jolting of the wheels or track sections and hence injury to the track sections will not occur.

Since merely the preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details falling within the spirit and scope of the invention are reserved.

I claim 1. A connection of the class described, the combination of track sections, a hanger to engage said sections, means on one of the sections to elevate the carrier as it passes thereonto to disengage the other section, means to connect the sections against relative lateral movement, means to space the sections apart adjacent their junctions and one of the sections being raited adjacent said portion, as and for the purposes de scribed.

2. A connection of the class described comprising a first track section and a second track section, flanges integral with the first track section receiving the second track section therebetween, an upwardly extending Wall on the first track section, a hanger to engage the first track section disposed below said Wall, a spacer between the hanger and first track section, means to secure the hanger and spacer to the first track section and said hanger having a hook engaging 10 the second track section.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HANS C. HANSEN. 

